Sam Carroll and the rest of the team will be with you today from 7am to ensure constant coverage of all things EFC, including news, great photos, nostalgia, live interviews and much, much more.

The ECHO will also provide you with the very latest transfer news as it happens throughout the week, with every rumour and story digested and analysed each day with updates from full-time EFC reporter Phil Kirkbride, as well as Head of Sport David Prentice and more.

There will be all the latest team news before games, plus every one of Sam Allardyce's press conferences covered live and with video.

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Key Events

Youngsters in

A couple of Everton youngsters are in the lineup for England U21s today!

Good luck to Kieran Dowell and Ademola Lookman

15:23Adam Jones

On this day

His name is Super Kev Campbell...

14:39Adam Jones

Potential

Anyway, the zip-wire gave me the great opportunity to interview one of my Everton heroes.

I’ve had a chat with Duncan Ferguson - and he doesn’t see any reason why Calvert-Lewin couldn’t be considered for this summer’s World Cup.

There’s a free pick ‘n’ mix sweet in it for you if you click it.*

*DISCLAIMER: I cannot guarantee these sweets, I’m just making a silly joke.

14:11Adam Jones

Given on Pickford

Well, I have zip wired myself all the way back into the office.

Honestly though, if ever you get the chance to do that at Goodison I would highly recommend it - keep your eyes on our site late for my piece on today.

Anyway, let’s talk Jordan Pickford. What a man.

Shay Given agrees:

“Pickford is very comfortable, probably the most comfortable of any goalkeeper in the squad, with the ball at his feet.

“I think last night he proved that. There’s a risk element that comes with that of course especially as it comes up to a major tournament, people at home might be hiding behind the sofa if he’s getting closed down!

“But, to be fair to Jordan Pickford, he’s very very good at that.”

Jordan Pickford for England’s No. 1? Surely...

Jordan Pickford looks on during the international friendly match between Netherlands and England (Image: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

12:51Paul Gorst

Zip it!

Duncan Ferguson was used to soaring high at Goodison Park during his Everton career - but he’s never managed to hit these heights before!

12:30Sam Carroll

Dunc Getting Rigged

Well, apparently he is wearing a harness after my earlier prediction (below).

Goodison Zip Wire

Our man Adam Jones is at Goodison and he’ll be taking on this impressive looking zip-wire this morning!

Big Dunc could be a tough act to follow though.

I reckon he’ll do it with no harness and just jump back up and have another go.

Good luck to everyone involved for a fantastic cause!

12:12Sam Carroll

Comfortable Jordan

Shay Given has been speaking about Jordan Pickford’s performance with the ball at his feet yesterday - and he reckons his distribution could set him apart from the other candidates!

11:40Sam Carroll

Brilliant from the Blues

An amazing story from Luke Traynor, this.

Young Megan Kewley - who suffers from cerebral palsy and cannot walk, talk or understand language - was an avid attender of Crew Alexandra’s home matches until a senior steward ended up in an unpleasant row with her parents in front of Megan at a match last September.

After vowing never to attend Gresty Road again, amazing Evertonian Martin Turner stepped in and offered them his season ticket seat for the win over Brighton.

But the experience didn’t end there.

Have a read of Luke’s story below and see how Megan ended up experiencing a VIP day out at Goodison - meeting several Everton stars in the process!The family have already signed up for next year’s season tickets, too!

Amazing generosity. Really brightens up your Saturday.

10:57Sam Carroll

Blues Prepare Ozyakup Bid?

Turkish Football reckon Everton are eyeing a move for Cenk Tosun’s former Besiktas team-mate Oguzhan Ozyakup.

That is some name that, isn’t it?Ozyakup started his career at Arsenal before returning to his homeland, where he has since made over 150 appearances for the Turkish giants. He’s also got 30 international caps, too, but the player is said to be unhappy with the financial package on offer at his current club.

It’s also claimed that Arsenal tried to lure Ozyakup back in January but failed in their move, meaning that any Everton offer could be rivalled by the Londoners.

Everton would probably gain another couple of thousand Turkish fans if they could land this one on a free transfer in the summer, wouldn’t they?They’re an enthusiastic bunch, too.

The more the merrier.

In other transfer news this morning, Adam Jones has taken a look at reports linking Everton to Porto’s 20-goal striker Moussa Marega.

You can read that below!

10:25Sam Carroll

Robles Update

Joel Robles was one of my favourite Everton players last season.

When he came into the team during the festive period the Blues were struggling, but he played a big part in turning around results and helping the club pushing on towards Europe in the second half of the campaign.There were definitely moments when he didn’t cover himself in glory, of course - the derby at Anfield springs to mind - but the image of him running full-length down the field to celebrate with his team-mates at the Gwladys Street End after pummelling Manchester City will always stay with me.

Phil Kirkbride has been discussing Joel - a man who has spent an incredible 149 games on the Everton bench without coming on - in his Royal Blue column this week as rumours circulate that the keeper has agreed to join Getafe when his Goodison contract expires.

Robles started his youth career with Getafe before joining Atletico Madrid, and El Geta president Angel Torres has opened the door for a return to his homeland as he told Spanish outlet Diario AS:

If Ginés Carvajal [Robles’ agent] - is able to reach an agreement [then he will join Getafe.] I’m excited for him to come back.

Read Phil’s piece on the eternal substitute below.He really should have been given more game time during Tim Howard’s final two campaigns, shouldn’t he?I think that will always be a big regret for the keeper, because he may just have had a little more time to prove he was worthy of the starting shirt had Martinez been more decisive in his choice of goalkeeper.

No Christmas card for you this year, Roberto.

10:09Sam Carroll

Calvert-Lewin Nominated

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been nominated in the Young Sportsman of the Year category at the fourth British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards.After helping England Under-20s lift the World Cup in South Korea last summer - with DCL scoring the winner in the final - the striker has had a breakthrough campaign at Goodison Park, featuring in over forty games already this campaign.

The BEDSAs are designed to recognise and celebrate the contributions made by black and minority ethnic communities, with the fourth edition of the awards set to be held on Saturday night at Grosvenor House in central London.

Calvert-Lewin said: “To be nominated from a personal point of view is fantastic. It’s always nice to be recognised and I’m thrilled. “It’s been an amazing year. Going from the Under-23s to training with the seniors at Everton was a big step. Now I’ve managed to get myself in the first team squad and have Premier League exposure. “The World Cup win was incredible. It’s always a dream to put on an England shirt. Now I’m with England Under-21s and learning all the time. I’ve had massive experiences that have brought me on as a person and as a player.”

Good luck, Dom!

His achievements this year are being recognised! (Image: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

09:56KEY EVENT

ICYMI: Holgate Warning

Mason Holgate was given a formal warning by the Football Association last night after allegations he posted homophobic tweets in 2012.

The defender must now undergo a “mandatory FA inclusion programme” after the posts - sent when he was just 15 - emerged after Everton’s FA Cup defeat by Liverpool in January.

Holgate was playing for Barnsley when the tweets were posted, and The FA said it had “considered all of the available evidence”.

Pickford's Progress

Did you watch England last night?How good was Everton’s sole representative!

He played a big part in the only goal of the game as his calmness on the ball started the attack that resulted in Jesse Lingard finding the back of the net, and he also carried out his glove-work effectively.

Ronald Koeman won’t have been surprised by his performance, I suppose, after splashing £30m on him in the summer.

If you didn’t get a chance to catch the game, here’s what the good people of Twitter were saying about the former Sunderland man.

Dixon impressed....

No ammunition....

By far the best....

Well done that man!

Gary Taylor-Fletcher hails him too!

09:30Sam Carroll

Good Morning!

Salutations!

It’s Saturday morning - like you didn’t already know - and I like to think you’re reading this from the comfort of your own sofa with your best dressing gown and Everton slippers on.

If that’s you, then congratulations.

If it’s not, you’re working, like me, then commiserations.

Either way, though, I’m here to talk you through the day as we get stuck into the international football fallout, salacious transfer rumours and the big event - the Goodison zip slide!Our man Adama Jones will go all Spiderman this afternoon and fling himself from the very apex of the Main Stand. What a guy!